Smart City Expo 2025 urges cities to become drivers of change

Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event on cities and smart urban solutions is taking place 4-6 November in Barcelona under the theme “The Time for Cities”.

Organiser Fira de Barcelona is urging cities to become the drivers of change in what claims to be the largest edition of the event ever. It will bring together 1,000 exhibitors, 25,000 attendees and is again growing its exhibition floorspace.

Creating sustainable, liveable spaces

The event, held at Fira’s Gran Via venue, will focus on strategies to transform current metropolises into more sustainable, efficient, and liveable spaces.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will have a central role as a key asset capable of accelerating a much-needed push towards more efficient and sustainable cities. The Expo will feature an “AI-enabled Cities” area, which will showcase examples of how this technology can improve and speed up urban transformation projects.

The exhibition floor space will gather companies from around the world to showcase the latest solutions, among which are Axis Communications, Bentley, Dahua Technology, Dassault Systèmes, Dell, Deloitte, iotsquared, Microsoft, Nvidia, Spie, Urbaser and Veolia.

The Expo will feature an “AI-enabled cities” area, which will showcase examples of how this technology can improve and speed up urban transformation projects

The event will also house many country pavilions including Argentina, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Nordics, United Kingdom and the USA.

SCEWC will gather more than 600 speakers and international experts in a congress structured around eight main tracks: Enabling Technologies, Energy & Environment, Mobility, Governance & Economy, Living & Inclusion, Infrastructure & Building, and Blue Economy.